Kyle Connor 24, Msg from Truck Crash 03/24/09, Marcellus NY [LOCATED]

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Update: Sheriff's Deputies search for missing driver


Last Update: 9:59 am

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Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Sheriff’s Deputies are searching a remote area of Marcellus for the driver of a vehicle involved in an early morning crash on West Seneca Turnpike.

Around 3am, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to a one-car crash along the 2800 block of West Seneca Turnpike, where a pickup truck struck a utility pole.

Deputies say the pickup truck was traveling east on West Seneca Turnpike when it drifted off the roadway, flipped over and came to rest when striking a utility pole. Neighbors told deputies that they heard the crash and saw two subjects running from the scene and heading into a wooded area.

Robert Kilcoyne, 24, of Marcellus, was found a short distance from the crash scene and transported to Community General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Sheriff’s Deputies say Kilcoyne, who is believed to be the passenger of the pickup, appeared to be intoxicated, and was uncooperative with the investigation.

Deputies say Kyle Connor, 24, was believed to have been driving the truck at the time of the crash.

Due to the cold weather and the uncertainty of Connor’s physical condition, a search was launched to locate him.

Currently volunteers from several volunteer fire departments are searching the wooded area near the crash scene for Connor.

Anyone with information regarding Connor’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office by calling 425-2111.

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Search underway for missing motorist after crash

By Jeremy Ryan (http://www.cnycentral.com/about/bio.aspx?id=363)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:18 a.m.

MARCELLUS, ONONDAGA COUNTY -- The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department reports that a search is underway for a missing motorist after an early morning crash on the 2800 block of West Seneca Turnpike. Police say that a 2004 Ford Ranger pickup truck was traveling east on West Seneca when it drifed off of the road, flipped over, and struck a utility pole. Neighbors told deputies that they heard the crash and saw two individuals running away from the vehicle and heading into a nearby woods.
Police say that they found 24-year-old Robert Kilcoyne of Dublin Road in Marcellus a short distance from the crash scene. He was taken to Community General Hospital for treatment for what has been described as minor injuries. Police believe that Kilcoyne was the passenger in the truck. According to the Sheriff's Office, he appeared to be intoxicated at the time and was uncooperative with the investigation.
Deputies report that the subject of the search is 24-year-old Kyle Connor of Cedarvale Road in Marcellus. Connor is believed to have been driving the truck at the time of the crash. Personnel from both police and fire agencies are assisting in the search, and officials are unsure of Connor’s physical condition due to the cold temperatures and possible injuries resulting from the crash.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident or the whereabouts of Kyle Connor is asked to call the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office at 425-2111.

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Update: Warrant squad joins search for missing driver

Last Update: 12:31 pm


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Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Members of the Onondaga County Warrant Squad have joined Sheriff’s Deputies searching a remote area of Marcellus for the driver of a vehicle involved in an early morning crash on West Seneca Turnpike.

Around 3am, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to a one-car crash along the 2800 block of West Seneca Turnpike, where a pickup truck struck a utility pole.

Deputies say the pickup truck was traveling east on West Seneca Turnpike when it drifted off the roadway, flipped over and came to rest when striking a utility pole. Neighbors told deputies that they heard the crash and saw two subjects running from the scene and heading into a wooded area.

Robert Kilcoyne, 24, of Marcellus, was found a short distance from the crash scene and transported to Community General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Sheriff’s Deputies say Kilcoyne, who is believed to be the passenger of the pickup, appeared to be intoxicated, and was uncooperative with the investigation.

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Deputies say Kyle Connor, 24, was believed to have been driving the truck at the time of the crash.

Due to the cold weather and the uncertainty of Connor’s physical condition, a search was launched to locate him. Sheriff’s Deputies say they want to find Connor because the other person in the vehicle was injured, and they are worried Connor might be injured too.

Authorities know where Connor lives, and they have been monitoring his house, but say he has not shown up.

When asked why the Warrant Squad was assisting in the search, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies wouldn't say; the Warrant Squad says they are just assisting in the search.

Anyone with information regarding Connor’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office by calling 425-2111.



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Shortly after calling off search, missing driver found

Last Update: 10:41 pm

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Shortly after calling off their search for the driver of a truck involved in an early morning crash in Syracuse, deputies found him hiding in some bushes near the crash scene.

Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies say the search for 24-year-old Kyle Connor, of Marcellus, was called off at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; soon after that, deputies began receiving reports that a person matching Connor’s description was seen knocking on doors.

Deputies then found Connor hiding in the brush at the intersection of the West Seneca Turnpike and Lathrop Drive.

Deputies say Connor appeared to be “somewhat cleaned up” and was complaining of pain. He was then taken to Crouse Hospital for evaluation.

Around 3am, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to a one-car crash along the 2800 block of West Seneca Turnpike, where a pickup truck struck a utility pole.

Deputies say the pickup truck was traveling east on West Seneca Turnpike when it drifted off the roadway, flipped over and came to rest when striking a utility pole. Neighbors told deputies that they heard the crash and saw two subjects running from the scene and heading into a wooded area.

(WSYR NewsChannel 9 ) Robert Kilcoyne, 24, of Marcellus, was found a short distance from the crash scene and transported to Community General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Sheriff’s Deputies say Kilcoyne, who is believed to be the passenger of the pickup, appeared to be intoxicated, and was uncooperative with the investigation.

Later Tuesday evening, police say Kilcoyne told them he had no memory of the crash.

Due to the cold weather and the uncertainty of Connor’s physical condition, a search was launched to locate him. Deputies said they wanted to find Connor because they were worried Connor might have also been injured.

Members of the Onondaga County Warrant Squad joined the search; when asked why, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies wouldn't say; the Warrant Squad said they were just assisting in the search.

Deputies, state police and rescue crews from three counties helped look for Connor, along with two volunteer ambulance crews and members of 15 different fire departments.

The Sheriff’s office says deputies will continue to investigate the crash, and will likely issue Connor tickets.

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Sheriff explains reasons for searching for missing driver

Last Update: 4:58 pm


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Marcellus (WSYR-TV) - The investigation continues into an early morning accident Tuesday that sparked an all-out, full-day search for the driver.
After nearly 1,500 man hours of searching, Kyle Connor was found with only minor injuries.
Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh says even though Connor was hiding from rescuers, they had no choice but to continue looking for him.
Search and rescue teams from three counties were in on the search for Connor. His badly smashed-up truck had been found early Tuesday morning along with his passenger, but there were no signs of Connor.
Assuming the worst, the Sheriff's office launched the full search, even though they knew they were probably looking for someone who didn't want to be found.
"Better to search and have it turn out the way it did than not to have searched and have him laying seriously injured, perhaps dying. Under those circumstances, we couldn't take that chance," says Walsh.
The search really started to spread out from where the accident actually happened along Route 175 in Marcellus early Tuesday morning; it went on for several hours, and when the search finally was wrapping up, they found Connor hiding under some brush about a half mile down the road from the crash.
"We were pulling people from wherever we had spare bodies that we could put on the search. I'm more concerned about a lot of the volunteer agencies, a lot of the volunteers who came out and gave up a day of employment," Walsh says.
Walsh says it will be hard to tally up the full cost of the search, and he says there's really no way to make Connor compensate the department for it. So he says, if nothing else, they'll have to consider this a valuable training exercise.
Walsh says his office is still trying to determine what charges Connor will face. He says they will likely include leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license. Connor's license had been previously taken away.

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